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A. R. BAKER.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

No. 483,706. Patented Oct. 4, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT R. BAKER, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 483,706, dated October4, 1892.

Application filed April 18, 1892. Serial No- 429,673. (No model.)

To all whom it 11mg; concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT R. BAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Temporary Binders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement upon the temporary binder shown in thepatent to John F. Brown, No. 399,737, dated March 19, 1889, and relatesto the manner of securing the contents permanently when the file hasbeen filled.

The improvement consists in splitting the upper ends of the uprightsupon which the papers are threaded, so that the split ends may be turneddown upon the cover, and thus secure the latter and hold the contentstightly.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of the file while in use andpartially filled; and Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section in theplane of the uprights, showing the file as filled.

The binder consists of top and bottom covers A and B, respectively, topand bottom clamping-boards a and b, upright rods 0 0, upon which thepapers are threaded, the bar D, to which these uprights are secured andwhich is located below the clamping-board b, an upper bar E, movingalong the uprights, and a friction-exerting spring F, secured to saidupper bar.

The binder, with the exception of the feature hereinafter mentioned, isexactly like that shown in the Brown patent.

When the file has become full and the papers are to be filed away, Iremove the upper bar and spring and lock the contents permanently byturning the upper ends of the uprights down upon the upperclamping-board. To enable me to do this the upper ends of the uprightsare split, as shown at 0, so that the parts thereof are easily bent overand down upon the board a, as clearly illustrated at Fig. 2. Both partsof the split ends may be turned down, or only one, as desired. Of courseany suitable clamping-bar may be substituted for the clamping-board abefore the ends are bent down. In this manner the contents of the filewill be securely held and confined against loss and in perfect order.

I am aware of the construction of paperfastener employed to hold papersshown in the patent to \Villis, No. 369,899. I am also aware that papershave been threaded upon wires and that the ends of such wires have beenbent down to clamp and hold the papers. I am also aware that the uprightrods of a binder similar to that. shown by me have been provided withnotches at their upper ends designed to admit the friction-spring and bythus engaging said spring to permanently lock the contents of the file.All these constructions I disclaim.

I claim- 1. The temporary binder having upright rods 0, upon which thepapers are threaded and which are adapted to engage with and hold thetemporary clamping device of the binder, said uprights being also splitat their upper ends, so such ends may be turned down upon the contentsand clamp them permanently, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a temporary binder, of covers A B,clamping-boards a 6, bar D, and upright rods C, the latter being splitat their upper ends, and thus adapted to be turned down to permanentlyclamp the contents of the binder, substantially as set forth.

ALBERT. R. BAKER. Witnesses:

E. D. WILLIAMS, N. R. RUEKLE.

